Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is in Jackson for a civil trial in which Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering is trying to recover funds that the state says the mayor owes the city.

In November 2011, Pickering ordered Davis to repay more than $170,000 for the mayor's unsubstantiated expenses for trips, personal counseling, expensive dinners and entertainment. Through supporters, Davis repaid $96,000, but still owes more than $70,000.

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In the suit filed last summer, Pickering alleges that Davis received illegal reimbursement from the city for personal expenses, made false representations to city officials and illegally used the city's credit card for his personal benefit.

The mayor's ex-wife, Suzann Davis, testified Monday that the couple took trips to Key West and Miami to try to "patch up" their marriage. They also took a trip to New Orleans and a family vacation to Los Angeles, where they went to Disneyland, Suzann Davis said.

Prosecutors asked Suzann Davis why the couple took a trip to Arizona.

"We were having extreme problems," she said.

Suzann Davis said the couple under went marriage counseling in Arizona and Greg Davis had some counseling for sexual addition.

The couple divorced after Davis, 46, admitted he was gay.

Davis, who served as Southaven mayor for 16 years, said he will not run for re-election.